ALERA LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05114195 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-28
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7260
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2010-05-18
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2010-05-18
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2010-02-02
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2010-01-26
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2010-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2009-06-05
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  7. 2009-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2008-07-21
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  9. 2008-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2007-05-29
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  11. 2007-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2006-07-24
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  13. 2006-07-24
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  14. 2006-07-24
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288c
  15. 2006-07-24
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288c
  16. 2005-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-04-25
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    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  18. 2004-05-15
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  19. 2004-05-15
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  20. 2004-05-15
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  21. 2004-05-15
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288a
  22. 2004-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALERA LIMITED
  23. 2004-04-28
    MITCHELL, Adele appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-04-28
    MITCHELL, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2004-04-28
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-04-28
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-04-28
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-04-28
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-04-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2010-05-18

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7260 — SIC 7260

Registered office

24 Park Avenue
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 5AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2009-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

MITCHELL, Adele
secretary · appointed 2004-04-28
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Active
MITCHELL, Andrew
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-04-28
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Active
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-28 · resigned 2004-04-28
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-28 · resigned 2004-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2010-05-18
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2010-02-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2010-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-01-22
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-01-29
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-02-25
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-03-08
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-07-24
legacy
address · 287
2006-07-24
legacy
officers · 288c
2006-07-24
legacy
officers · 288c
2006-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2005-11-29